Society

Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure

At the Labour Party conference, a whiff of Hollywood glamor helps Britain's anti-hacking campaigners keep their spirits up—and MPs on their toes.

Sep 27, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan

What Rick Perry Would Do to Medicaid What Rick Perry Would Do to Medicaid

As governor of Texas and a candidate for president, Perry has proposed to turn Medicaid into a block grant program. That would be devastating for people with disabilities. 

Sep 26, 2011 / Ben Adler

Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty “Condemns Innocent People To Die” Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty “Condemns Innocent People To Die”

Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...

Sep 26, 2011 / Press Room

The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender

It is important, not only for black women but for all of us, to rethink the ways to critique and resist the "crooked" force of racism and sexism in our cultural and polit...

Sep 26, 2011 / Center for American Progress

Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’ Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’

Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...

Sep 26, 2011 / MSNBC

Troy Davis, John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters Troy Davis, John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters

The day of Troy Davis’s execution, I finally understood why John Carlos and Tommie Smith still resonate today.

Sep 26, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/23/11) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (9/23/11)

 This week, Nation interns selected a wide range of undercovered yet important stories from media across the globe. 

Sep 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

This Week at The Nation: Saving the American Dream. PLUS: No Justice for Troy Davis This Week at The Nation: Saving the American Dream. PLUS: No Justice for Troy Davis

This week, we ask: can a movement save the American Dream? Plus, The Nation’s coverage of the execution of Troy Davis, and Stéphane Hessel brings Time for Outrage to t...

Sep 23, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dave Zirin: Tim Tebow and the NFL’s Political Hypocrisy

Dave Zirin: Tim Tebow and the NFL’s Political Hypocrisy Dave Zirin: Tim Tebow and the NFL’s Political Hypocrisy

The problem is not that sports and politics don't mix, but that for the league owners, sports and certain types of politics don't mix.

Sep 23, 2011 / ESPN

Set Phrases to Stun Set Phrases to Stun

Alterman on classic rock and jazz, Reed on cliché's gravitational pull over media.

Sep 23, 2011 / Eric Alterman

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